yeah i goofed up at the wrong time something is stripped and i have a trackday tomorrow and need a fax asap. what should i do? Helicoil at home depot? new bolt from suzuki? HELP ASAP!
Stripped oil pan threads or bolt?
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so i can keep the stock bolt? and anything else i can use besided 90 degree drill
Can you determine which is stripped, pan or bolt, that would make a big difference in which direction to take for the "fix".
There is nothing fancy about the bolt that I know (besides magnet and crush gasket). I don't remember the thread or pitch, but it's not exotic!
There is nothing fancy about the bolt that I know (besides magnet and crush gasket). I don't remember the thread or pitch, but it's not exotic!
You have striped the sump pan threads as it is aluminium, I had mine striped, and had a Helicoil fitted, 3000 miles later I drained the oil, and the helicoil came out on the sump plug, so had it done again, but couldn’t tighten up sump plug enough, so keeps leaking oil.
So today I bit the bullet, and purchased a new sump pan, gasket, sump plug and washer which came to around £127.00
So today I bit the bullet, and purchased a new sump pan, gasket, sump plug and washer which came to around £127.00
micbusathens
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I have the same problem too.Now I am with heli.iwill inform you to the next oil change.As a tip :do not change oil with hot engine even if instructions say so, 'its highly possible to damage the threads<span style='color:limegreen'></span>
I always change mine hot for a good drain and have had no problems. I don't tighten the shid out of it either. No leaks, no problems. It was extremely tight on the first oil change, I thought I had broke the rachet when it finally broke free.
Yes i dont understand people making them so tight it has a crush washer so tighten until you feel the washer then snug it you can feel the washer crush once its seated turn about a quarter turn to half turn . dont have to lay on it ..i woul;d probably pop for a sump pan first chance i got and have the old one tapped and threaded for a bigger bolt then you will have a spare..
Haya01B
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I had the same problem in July. I went with a heli. Local machine shop did it for $30. I check all my salvage sources and they were talking $100 and most of them did'nt have it. I Checked dealer and $110 was the price with a week or two wait. So I called the machine shop got confirmed they could do it. About four hours of work and a trip to the machine shop and I was back in business.
Here is a pic of the stripped threads.
Here is a pic of the stripped threads.
I did the same thing, stripped the oil pan. I took the oil pan off, took it to a shop. They installed a heli-coil, I reinstalled the oil pan.
No leaks at all, more than 20,000miles later
No leaks at all, more than 20,000miles later
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